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Against the Wind

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1978
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Against the Wind (1978)
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Eighteen-year-old Mary Mulvane gets convicted for trying to get back her father's cow. She has to endure the travel in a prison ship from Ireland and living the life of a convict in Australi... Read allEighteen-year-old Mary Mulvane gets convicted for trying to get back her father's cow. She has to endure the travel in a prison ship from Ireland and living the life of a convict in Australia.Eighteen-year-old Mary Mulvane gets convicted for trying to get back her father's cow. She has to endure the travel in a prison ship from Ireland and living the life of a convict in Australia.

  • Stars
    • Mary Larkin
    • Kerry McGuire
    • Jon English
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    8.1/10
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    • Stars
      • Mary Larkin
      • Kerry McGuire
      • Jon English
    • 42User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Mary Larkin
    Mary Larkin
    • Mary Garrett…
    • 1978
    Kerry McGuire
    Kerry McGuire
    • Polly McNamara
    • 1978
    Jon English
    Jon English
    • Jonathan Garrett
    • 1978
    Warwick Sims
    • Ensign Maurice Greville…
    • 1978
    Frank Gallacher
    • Will Price
    • 1978
    Frederick Parslow
    • Captain Charles Wiltshire
    • 1978
    Gerard Kennedy
    Gerard Kennedy
    • Dinny O'Byrne
    • 1978
    Hu Pryce
    • Jonas Pike
    • 1978
    Lynn Rainbow
    • Mrs. Louisa Wiltshire
    • 1978
    Charles Gilroy
    • Amos
    • 1978
    Julia Blake
    Julia Blake
    • Cook
    • 1978
    Don Barker
    • Captain Abbott
    • 1978
    Terry Gill
    • Redcoat Sergeant
    • 1978
    Nick Waters
    Nick Waters
    • Dragoon…
    • 1978
    Don Barkham
    • Major Johnston
    • 1978
    Tommy Dysart
    Tommy Dysart
    • Settler…
    • 1978
    Frank Hamilton
    • Egan…
    • 1978
    David Cameron
    David Cameron
    • Liam Johnston
    • 1978
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    Bonedigger605722

    By Far One of the Best

    The Australian mini-series "Against the Wind" was by far one of the best I have ever seen on television. Like others, I would love to see this true and heart-warming story repeated which it hasn't been for years. Since a video was not released, perhaps PBS can be urged to re-run it.
    fcookson

    Powerful, historical mini-series

    I saw this series in 1979 when I was 23 and have been looking for it on video for the past 10 years. Have not seen it since and can find no other information on the series except for this website. The music was lovely and I remember the story line was moving. For the memory of a mini-series to last this long, it must have been good.
    10mcelspeth

    One of the most compelling Mini series I've seen

    I first saw Against the Wind when I was 10 and for the last 20 years it has remained my favorite mini series to date. In fact the few times that it has aired since then I have invited several people over to watch it and they too have become as hooked as I. The story is both fascinating and compelling to watch. The acting is fantastic as well as true to the characters. I truly felt as if I was an onlooker in the Garrets life. It also gave me a historical look at life in Australia when it was still basically a penal colony.

    The writing and the music also meld well together. Creating a smooth flowing and completely compelling piece of Television art. I can only say that I highly recommend this to anyone.
    nandownstairs

    A Great Show

    I would love to see this show back on TV or released on Video, They could do Anne of Green Gables, why not this. Jon English is a great actor (and his eye make up is real, not make up) He is also a great singer. Compelling story of our early times, fairly true to life and possibly based on a number of stories of convict days.
    8cathyshin

    Ah, the great stuff that was on PBS when I was a kid...

    Man, amazing how many of us saw this as kids and still remember it! Now that said, I mostly recall that I was totally hot for Greville (I must have been about 13) and I can't really remember details of the plot or much else except that I loved watching the thing.

    I'm another one of those who would love to get this on DVD.

    I'm actually going to Australia this Sept but wondering if the DVD will play on my American machine. Funny that I've been there twice before and never thought of this. Someone brought up Dr Who, another PBS import that I loved from that era, which made me get all sentimental about watching Poldark, Duchess of Duke Street and Against the Wind :)

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    • Trivia
      The external shots of Sydney Town and other colonial homes were filmed at the Old Sydney Town tourist attraction at Somersby NSW. Old Sydney Town closed in 2003 after 28 years of operation and was favourably visited by many schools when studying Australia's pioneer and convict settlement times.
    • Goofs
      Even though Mary has been in NSW for nearly 7 years, the Wiltshire children she is governess for, only age once (by a few years), when Mary has nearly served her 7 year conviction.
    • Quotes

      narrator: Yet freedom, yet thy banner torn but flying, streams like the thunderstorm against the wind.

    • Connections
      Featured in Quest of the HMS Buffalo (1986)

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1981 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mot alla vindar
    • Filming locations
      • New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • 7 Network
      • Ian Jones Television Consultants Pty. Ltd
      • Pegasus Productions
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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